Correlation, causation, and big changes
Scott Alexander recently argued that building more housing in a given city causes housing prices to go up in that city. He acknowledged that previous studies had found the opposite relationship, but suggested that he was more impressed by the strong positive correlation between population and prices when there are big changes: Matt Yglesias tries […]
Podcast: Rit Angles – The Big Picture
I had a very fun conversation with my friend Roben Farzad about the business of culture, the culture of business, media and technology, markets and politics, Hollywood, the economy, investing and so much more. “I’m Roben Farzad, my guest this week is esteemed polymath and Wall Street watcher Barry Ritholtz on bank failures and […]
Links 5/12/2023 | naked capitalism
‘No Mow May’ encourages homeowners to help bees by letting their lawns grow NBC. Let’s make it year-round! Call combinations and compositional processing in wild chimpanzees Nature. See also. PwC races to contain widening Australian tax leak scandal FT Climate Waller Says Fed Shouldn’t Let Climate Concerns Distract From Overall Stability Risks WSJ. Eyes on […]
UK economy grows by 0.1% in the first quarter but inflation continues to weigh
A member of the public walks through heavy rain near the Bank of England in May 2023. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. economy grew by 0.1% in the first quarter, following an unexpected contraction in March, official figures showed on Friday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast […]
A Handy Guide for Illinois Drivers License Renewal » Way Blog
Microsoft may have jumped the barrel with Windows 11, which launched with a slew of faults and flaws. Some of these were resolved in the later versions, but others are still present today–printer errors being one of them. When the August Windows updates rolled out, Microsoft released guidance offering four ways to fix point and […]
Fed Governor Waller doubts need for climate-change tests on banks
Christopher Waller, governor of the US Federal Reserve, during a Fed Listens event in Washington, D.C., US, on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Thursday cast doubt on the need for special focus on how banks are preparing for climate change risks. While acknowledging […]
